Joel McKeon vs. Jim Merritt — Career Comparison

Joel McKeon
Baby BoomersKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Merritt
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim Merritt built a career as a starting pitcher and Joel McKeon as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Merritt posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.65 and WHIP 1.237 compared to 5.17 and 1.463 for Joel McKeon. By the career numbers, Jim Merritt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joel McKeon and Jim Merritt

Joel McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joel McKeon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
7.17
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Joel McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Joel McKeon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.67
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.49
Joel McKeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.5
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.52
Joel McKeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.5
48.5
Joel McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Joel McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.34
Joel McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Joel McKeon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Joel McKeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
5.17
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
3.65
Joel McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Joel McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Joel McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Joel McKeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Joel McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Joel McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Joel McKeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
7.5
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1468
8.91
Joel McKeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.91
8.91
Joel McKeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.67
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.97
Joel McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Joel McKeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Joel McKeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.33
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.95
Joel McKeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.27
Joel McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Joel McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
5.33
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
5.66
Joel McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Joel McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Joel McKeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.185
1.185
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.846
0.846
Joel McKeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.19
Joel McKeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.15
Joel McKeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joel McKeon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
38.5
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6168
37.43
Joel McKeon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.33
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.29
Joel McKeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.33
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
3.99
Joel McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Joel McKeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.12
Joel McKeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.5
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.12
Joel McKeon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.83
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.1
Joel McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.426
1.426
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Joel McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
32.33
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5782
35.09
Joel McKeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Joel McKeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Joel McKeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Joel McKeon and Jim Merritt

Joel McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joel McKeon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
7.17
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Joel McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Joel McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Joel McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Joel McKeon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Joel McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.23
Joel McKeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Joel McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.33
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.58
Joel McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.33
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
1.51
Joel McKeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Joel McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.186
0.186
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.835
0.835
Joel McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Joel McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Joel McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joel McKeon and Jim Merritt

Joel McKeon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Joel McKeon
Career
Per 600 PA
43
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
298
387.01
Joel McKeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
462
600
Joel McKeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
397
515.58
Joel McKeon
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Joel McKeon
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Joel McKeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
72.73
Joel McKeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
55.84
Joel McKeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.39
Joel McKeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Joel McKeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.19
Joel McKeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.88
Joel McKeon
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Joel McKeon
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Joel McKeon
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Joel McKeon
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.76
21.76
Joel McKeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
101.3
Joel McKeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
110.39
Joel McKeon
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Joel McKeon
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Joel McKeon
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Joel McKeon
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Joel McKeon
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Joel McKeon
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Joel McKeon
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Joel McKeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
27.27
Joel McKeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
25.97
Joel McKeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
48.05
Joel McKeon
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.19
11.93
Joel McKeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Joel McKeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
36.36
Joel McKeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel McKeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
178
231.17
Joel McKeon
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.6
2.6
Joel McKeon
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Joel McKeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
42.86
Joel McKeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.9
Joel McKeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.09
Joel McKeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel McKeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Joel McKeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Joel McKeon
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0